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Pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in girls - a double neuro-osseous theory involving disharmony between two nervous systems, somatic and autonomic expressed in the spine and trunk: possible dependency on sympathetic nervous system and hormones with implications for medical therapy
Scoliosis, 11/02/09

Burwell RG et al. – The developmental disharmony in spine and trunk is compounded by any osteopenia, biomechanical spinal growth modulation, disc degeneration and platelet calmodulin dysfunction. Methods for testing the theory are outlined. Implications are discussed for neuroendocrine dysfunctions, osteopontin, sympathoactivation, medical therapy, Rett and Prader–Willi syndromes, infantile idiopathic scoliosis, and human evolution. AIS pathogenesis in girls is predicated on two putative normal mechanisms involved in trunk growth, each acquired in evolution and unique to humans.

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Treatment and complications in flaccid neuromuscular scoliosis with posterior-only pedicle screw instrumentation
European Spine Journal, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 87%

Characteristics of Osseous Septum of Split Cord Malformation in Patients Presenting with Scoliosis
Pediatric Neurosurgery, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 85%

Long-Term Follow-up of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Who Had Harrington Instrumentation and Fusion to the Lower Lumbar Vertebrae: Is Low Back Pain a Problem?
Spine, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 85%

Increased Hemoglobin Levels in Patients With Early Onset Scoliosis: Prevalence and Effect of a Treatment With Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR)
Spine, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 85%

Adjacent Segment Disease After Instrumented Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Review of Current Trends and Controversies
Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 85%